Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman villa 300m south east of Newton Lodge Farm

Roman villa 300m south east of Newton Lodge Farm

England
List entry 1014794
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014794
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.74 hectares
Grid reference
SP 91222 51477
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Roman villa situated approximately 300 metres south-east of Newton Lodge Farm in Buckinghamshire is a Romano-British domestic and agricultural establishment of the later Roman period. The site represents the kind of rural settlement that characterised the productive landscape of Roman Britain, serving as both a residence for a landowner and a centre of estate management. Archaeological evidence from the villa includes structural remains and artefactual material typical of Romano-British occupation, though the precise chronology and architectural details of the building remain subject to ongoing scholarly interpretation. The villa occupies a significant position within the network of rural settlements that formed the economic backbone of Roman Buckinghamshire during the imperial period.

Roman villa 300m south east of Newton Lodge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014794. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman villa 300m south east of Newton Lodge Farm?

The Roman villa situated approximately 300 metres south-east of Newton Lodge Farm in Buckinghamshire is a Romano-British domestic and agricultural establishment of the later Roman period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014794.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman villa 300m south east of Newton Lodge Farm?

Roman villa 300m south east of Newton Lodge Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014794.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman villa 300m south east of Newton Lodge Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at junction of Crofts End and Bedford Road (5.4 km), Moated site and fishponds 200m north-west of Up End (5.5 km), Moated site known as Caves Manor immediately east of the Manor House (5.7 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman villa 300m south east of Newton Lodge Farm

Roman villa 300m south east of Newton Lodge Farm stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.